ice cover Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Mon, 01 Apr 2013 18:23:45 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 Antarctica’s Ice Cover Thickens Due to Climate Change, Affects Sea Level Rise https://www.greenoptimistic.com/antarctica-ice-cover-thick-climate-change-20130401/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/antarctica-ice-cover-thick-climate-change-20130401/#respond Mon, 01 Apr 2013 18:23:44 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=35536 Scientists explain why sea ice around Antarctica is becoming thicker despite the rise in global temperatures in a new study published in the latest issue of Nature Geoscience. During the summer months, ice sheets melt and cause upwelling of fresh water. This water floats on top of the warmer salty water in the form of a […]

The post Antarctica’s Ice Cover Thickens Due to Climate Change, Affects Sea Level Rise appeared first on The Green Optimistic.

]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/antarctica-ice-cover-thick-climate-change-20130401/feed/ 0 35536